Abandoned Groom: Vanishing From Her World

My adoptive younger brother, Jonathan Arden, is getting married soon, so he has invited me to his wedding. It turns out that the bride is Charlotte Vaughn, my childhood sweetheart-slash-fiancee.

My parents think that I'm going to steal Charlotte from Jonathan and cause a huge ruckus at the wedding. That's why they've hired 100 bodyguards, who soon have me surrounded.

When things are getting tense, Jonathan rushes down the stage and starts pleading with me.

"Mom, Dad, I'm sure Harrison showed up without an invitation just so he can give me his blessings. Please don't blame him."

Charlotte takes my hand and says to me pleadingly, "Jonathan is diagnosed with cancer. He's afraid that you might be worried about him, so he's hidden his condition from you. I'm pretending to marry him just so he won't die single."

I express my understanding toward the couple before giving them my blessings.

Delighted, Charlotte promises me, "Don't worry, you're the only one I view as my actual husband. Once the wedding is over, we'll register our marriage right away."

What she doesn't know is that I've already booked an appointment in a fake-death program. A week later, I will leave this place for real.

After all, I don't want anything to do with my parents and Charlotte anymore.

Harrison's POV

My fiancee, Charlotte Vaughn, walked up to me with a glass of wine in hand and looked at me with disappointment. "Harrison, you came with a fake invitation. Are you trying to frame your brother again?"

I originally had no intention of attending the wedding of my adoptive brother, Jonathan Arden. But he had sent me an invitation with complete sincerity, begging me to show up and even saying he wanted to apologize to me in person.

We were still family, after all. I wanted to reconcile with my parents and give Jonathan a chance. Yet I never could have imagined his bride would turn out to be my fiancee.

As I gathered my thoughts and prepared to explain, Mom, standing nearby, angrily splashed her drink in my face. She jabbed a finger at my forehead and snapped, "You really never change! How did I end up with such a vicious son?

"If I had known it would come to this, I never should've begged your dad to go easy on you when you leaked the company's confidential information. We should've sent you overseas to work in the mines!"

Dad stood behind her and glanced at me coldly. "A liar like you doesn't deserve any share in the company. I've given it all to Jonathan."

I had long since grown numb to their favoritism toward Jonathan, but even Charlotte, who had always taken my side before, tried to persuade me. "Harrison, stop being so stubborn. You've already been punished for what happened. Why won't you admit what you did wrong?

"Just listen and apologize to your parents. Even coming back to work as a security guard would've been easier than doing hard